uphill

Example Sentences

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And even though they face an uphill climb against a Big Ten program, there’s a lot to like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It also revealed that Pine Island Glacier once moved very differently, pulling rocks from its base and carrying them uphill when the ice sheet was much thicker.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

He called rate increases in such circumstances “ludicrous, while they’re giving everyone such a hard time with their insurance ... I mean, mine has been a steep uphill battle all year long.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

I think the administration was always going to face an enormously uphill struggle in persuading a court that those agreements were enforceable, or indeed that they were agreements at all.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

They were walking uphill from the dock, some moving slowly and painfully, all of them pale and gray.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers